Ad-hoc | 22 August 2018 07:14

Hannover Rück SE: Change in top management at Hannover Re

Hannover Rück SE / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
Hannover Rück SE: Change in top management at Hannover Re

22-Aug-2018 / 07:14 CET/CEST
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Change in top management at Hannover Re

Hannover, 22 August 2018: The Supervisory Board of Hannover Rück SE (“Company”) has appointed Jean-Jacques Henchoz (53) as a member of the Company’s Executive Board effective 1 April 2019 and as Chief Executive Officer with effect from the end of the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2019. He thereby succeeds Ulrich Wallin (63), who is retiring in accordance with the Company’s statutes. Mr. Wallin can look back on 35 years of service to Hannover Re, which he has led since 2009 as Chief Executive Officer.

Since 2011, Jean-Jacques Henchoz has been in charge of the region Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich (“Swiss Re”), taking responsibility for both the life and non-life business of Swiss Re in this region. In January 2012 he was appointed as a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Re Group in this capacity. He had previously served with Swiss Re in a number of different positions since 1998, including in the role of CEO of the subsidiary Swiss Re Canada in the period between 2005 and 2010. Jean-Jacques Henchoz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration degree from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne. He is a Swiss citizen.

Contact:
Corporate Communications:
Karl Steinle
Tel. +49 511 5604-1500
E-Mail: karl.steinle@hannover-re.com

Media Relations:
Oliver Süss
Tel. +49 511 5604-1502
E-Mail: oliver.suess@hannover-re.com

Investor Relations:
Julia Hartmann
Tel. +49 511 5604-1529
E-Mail: julia.hartmann@hannover-re.com

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Language:	English
Company:	Hannover Rück SE
	Karl-Wiechert-Allee 50
	30625 Hannover
	Germany
Phone:	+49-(0)511-5604-1500
Fax:	+49-(0)511-5604-1648
Internet:	www.hannover-re.com
ISIN:	DE0008402215
WKN:	840 221
Indices:	MDAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hanover; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Luxembourg Stock Exchange

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